Collateral
Director: Michael Mann
Genre: Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Drama
Year: 2004
Country: United States of America
Language: Spanish Language, English Language
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Mark Ruffalo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bruce McGill, Jason Statham, Barry Shabaka Henley, Debi Mazar, Javier Bardem, Peter Berg, Irma P. Hall, Klea Scott, Bodhi Elfman, Richard T. Jones, Emilio Rivera, Jamie McBride
Collateral is a 2004 American crime thriller film starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx about a taxi driver who finds himself the hostage of a contract killer and attempts to save both himself and a victim. It was directed by Michael Mann and written by Stuart Beattie.
The film is set in Los Angeles, California. In an HBO movie review, director Michael Mann stated that the film takes place on the night of January 24 to 25, 2004 from 6:30 PM to 5:40 AM. Foxx was widely praised for his performance and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Cab driver Max Durocher (Jamie Foxx) drives U.S. Justice Department prosecutor Annie Farrell (Jada Pinkett Smith) to her office where she prepares for a drug indictment case. Annie takes a liking to Max, leaving him her business card. Vincent (Tom Cruise) enters the cab next, giving Max $600 for chauffeuring him to five appointments. As Max waits at the first stop, Vincent enters an apartment complex and shoots drug dealer Ramone Ayala. Ayala unexpectedly falls out of the window directly onto the cab, forcing Vincent to reveal himself as a hitman. He coerces Max to hide the body in the trunk, clean up the car and continue with
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